Spoke with someone yesterday in Newberry and came across a bit of info for Coats/Coates/Cotes researchers. Its listed in one of the old quarterlies from the gen society there. Heres what I got as fast as I could write: Captain Henry Coats posted a bond of 1000.00 to a Major Benjamin Long Time was around Jan 1803 and then in 1808 there was an update. Seems Henry married first a Elizabeth (that was scratched through) Bitsy LONG and then to a Polly Long... from what I gathered Bitsy died and since the bond was still posted Ben had to furnish Henry with another daughter... that was in 1808. Traci Parsons-Holder -- Howdy Cousin - http://www.howdycousin.com Pickens County SC USGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicken/ Newberry County SC USGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~scnewber/ War Between the States in SC - http://www.rootsweb.com/~scwbts/ Civil War Pensions for SC - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pensions/civilwar/scindex.htm Parker County Genealogical Society, TX - http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpcgs/